After tonight's loss to Georgia Tech, Alabama has its back against the wall in the NCAA regional in Atlanta with only one starting pitcher left to use.

And with a 2 p.m. (Central) Sunday afternoon elimination game against Mercer, Mitch Gaspard is waiting to use left-hander Adam Morgan, who will not start the next game.

"We didn't come here to try and go 2-2," Gaspard explained. "We came here to try to win the tournament. Any time you make a move that way, it can be a little risky. But I think for us to have an opportunity to win, one of those guys is going to have to step up in that (afternoon) game for us and give us an opportunity to beat Mercer."

Should Alabama beat Mercer, Morgan (6-4, 6.04) would then start the 6 p.m. rematch with Georgia Tech, which is planning to pitch Brandon Cumpton (9-2, 4.95).

As for Mercer, Gaspard mentioned Tucker Hawley (1-1, 4.28) and Jason Townsend (2-1, 6.15) as possible starters (though it could be someone else) against the Bears, who are expected to pitch Justice French (3-3, 6.09).